A big CONGRATULATIONS to Susan Grey, the 2025 Kansas Elementary Principal of the Year. Ms. Grey is the principal at Valley Falls Elementary School in USD 338. #KSPrincipals is thrilled to recognize Ms. Grey with this distinction. #edleadershipmatters
Our final congratulations of the day goes to Inge Esping, this year's Kansas Middle School Principal of the Year. McPherson Middle School has a lot to be proud of as they celebrate their principal being recognized! #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters @USA-Kansas
Today, we surprised Kelly Whittaker with the announcement of being this year's Kansas High School Principal of the Year. Congratulations on this recognition and honor! Stay tuned as we continue to surprise this year's winners! #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters @USA-Kansas
Another Congratulations is in order, as today, we also recognized Aaron Lechien as the Kansas High School Assistant Principal of the Year. Aaron was surrounded by family and friends as he was recognized today in Circle USD 375. #KSPrincipals #edleadershipmatters
This week #KSPrincipals are in Washington D.C. joining NAESP and NASSP for the National School Leaders Advocacy Conference. Today, our #KSPrincipals will be meeting with Kansas Representatives and Senators to advocate for our K-12 public schools and students. #edleadershipmatters
Today, we also had the opportunity to zoom with our New Principals. New Principal support is part of a collaborative effort between @USAKansas and KPA to make sure new leaders have opportunities to network, learn, and collaborate as they take on the principalship.
📢 REMINDER: KPA is launching our first annual Principal for a Day initiative! 🎉 This program gives legislators the chance to shadow a Kansas school principal, experiencing firsthand the challenges & triumphs of school leadership. https://tinyurl.com/ksprincipals
Today, we partner with @USAKansas to bring training and support to New Principals. Principals have time to reflect on leadership, work in "helping trios", learn, and hear from veteran principals via our Principal Panel! It's a great day for learning! #edleadershipmatters
Last night we honored our 2024 Kansas Principal of the Year area and statewide winners. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you for your hard work and dedication to the students of Kansas! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Our Kansas Principals Conference attendees are spending their afternoon in breakout sessions. #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Thank you to our wonderful educational vendors for coming out today and sharing their products and expertise with our Kansas Principals Conference attendees! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
Our opening keynote, Weston Kieschnick, got us motivated this morning with his message of Going Forth and Being Bold! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
We are excited to kick off the 2024 Kansas Principals Conference with our Pre-Conference sessions here in Wichita! #KPC24 #edleadershipmatters
As we close out #NationalPrincipalsMonth, we want to thank the amazing team of #KSPrincipals who make the work of KPA possible! Thank you to our leaders who serve on the KPA Board for your service to the profession. #edleadershipmatters #ThankAPrincipal
There is still time for you to sign up for the Kansas Principals Conference November 6-7 in Wichita, KS. The conference this year will feature two keynote speakers: Weston Kieschnick and Jim Wichman. Register at https://usakansas.wildapricot.org/event-5794977 #KSPrincipals
We are thrilled to announce the Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year: Jessica Koch (USD 115 @NemahaCentral) & Secondary Assistant Principal of the Year: Kelly Hoopes (USD 464 @TongieNation). These awards were announced yesterday and today respectively. Congratulations!
The 2024 Secretary Workshop has been filled with learning and celebration as we recognize longtime leader and Director of the former KASSP/KAESP, Gene Haydock! Thank you for your leadership, Gene, in launching the Secretary Workshop and all you have done for KS Principals.
It's a great day in Wichita as we host the 2024 Secretary Workshop! With over 100 school secretaries in the room, we are taking time to learn, celebrate, and network. Let's not forget to #ThankAPrincipal who helped make this learning opportunity a reality for these folks today!
Happy #NationalPrincipalsMonth to all of our @KSPrincipals! This month, we will be hosting a podcast, "A Principal's Perspective", where school leaders will discuss professional areas of passion. Follow us all month long and don't forget to #ThankAPrincipal. #edleadershipmatters
The KPA Board is meeting this afternoon in Topeka. They kicked off their meeting with a little fun reconnecting, then got down to business working hard on behalf of building leaders in Kansas. #edleadershipmatters #strongertogetherforkansasschools
